Maximus
Rank in 2025
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recorded as girls
#275
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
1,249
boys 1,249
Peak year
2016
2,129 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
34,679
since 1997
Born a Maximus? See how many share your birth year.
Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Recorded as boys
Maximus was most popular in 2016, when 2,129 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.1 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,249 babies were named Maximus, ranking #275 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 29%.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | <5 | — | 1,249 | 275 |
| 2024 | <5 | — | 1,045 | 331 |
| 2023 | <5 | — | 1,041 | 319 |
| 2022 | <5 | — | 1,274 | 270 |
| 2021 | <5 | — | 1,317 | 262 |
| 2020 | <5 | — | 1,407 | 250 |
| 2019 | <5 | — | 1,647 | 228 |
| 2018 | <5 | — | 1,820 | 212 |
| 2017 | 5 | 15902 | 1,964 | 201 |
| 2016 | <5 | — | 2,129 | 187 |
| 2015 | 5 | 16419 | 2,066 | 197 |
| 2014 | <5 | — | 2,137 | 192 |
| 2013 | <5 | — | 1,932 | 200 |
| 2012 | 7 | 13483 | 1,844 | 206 |
| 2011 | <5 | — | 1,649 | 212 |
| 2010 | <5 | — | 1,489 | 234 |
| 2009 | <5 | — | 1,396 | 249 |
| 2008 | <5 | — | 1,355 | 258 |
| 2007 | <5 | — | 996 | 322 |
| 2006 | <5 | — | 795 | 375 |
| 2005 | <5 | — | 766 | 378 |
| 2004 | <5 | — | 614 | 424 |
| 2003 | <5 | — | 704 | 370 |
| 2002 | <5 | — | 912 | 313 |
| 2001 | <5 | — | 892 | 311 |
| 2000 | <5 | — | 188 | 850 |
| 1999 | <5 | — | 11 | 5656 |
| 1998 | <5 | — | 18 | 3849 |
| 1997 | <5 | — | 5 | 9265 |
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Where Maximus is most popular
- Hawaii2.4×
- Alaska2.3×
- Nevada1.7×
- New Mexico1.6×
- Idaho1.5×
Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.
Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years